Printronix Series 5 - Manual (Page 14)

Setting Up the Printer 2–3
Select a Site
Select a printer site that meets all of the following requirements:
•
Permits complete opening of the printer cover and doors.
•
Allows at least three feet of clearance behind the cabinet printer model.
(This permits air to circulate freely around the printer and provides
access to the paper stacking area.)
•
Has a standard power outlet that supplies 88–135 Volts AC or 178–270
Volts AC power, at 47 to 63 Hz.
•
Is relatively dust-free.
•
Has a temperature range of 10
°
C to 40
°
C (50
°
F to 104
°
F), and a
relative humidity from 15% to 90% non–condensing.
•
Is located within the maximum allowable cable length to the host
computer. This distance depends on the type of interface you plan to
use, as shown in the following table:
Interface Type Maximum Cable Length
Centronics Parallel 5 meters (16 feet)
Dataproducts Parallel 12 meters (40 feet)
IEEE 1284 Parallel 10 meters (32 feet)
Serial RS–232 15 meters (50 feet)
Serial RS–422 1220 meters (4000 feet)
Dataproducts Longlines 150 meters (500 feet)
Coax 1500 Meters (4920 feet)
Twinax 1500 Meters (5000 feet)
Twinax (Shielded cable) 1500 Meters (5000 feet)
Twisted Pair / Type 3 300 Meters (985 feet)
Ethernet 10Base–T 100 meters (328 feet)
Ethernet 10Base–2 185 meters (607 feet)